Wednesday, November 21, 2012

I'm sure that all of you have been as busy as me, getting ready for Thanksgiving, and have not been stressing about where I've been!

I've been grocery shopping, baking, and cleaning.

I've even been Christmas shopping, and am almost done!

My second born daughter and two oldest grandkids will be here tomorrow in time for Thanksgiving dinner.

My son-in-law will join them here closer to Christmas.

They will be staying with us through the Homabenase well project in Ghana, West Africa, (which has had to be bumped back to February), so I wanted to get things rearranged around the house to make it more comfortable for them and get as much done ahead of time for the holidays so I can enjoy those grandkids of mine.

That's why my blog fell by the wayside for a bit.

I thought I'd share a couple of new variations of my "hand pies" recipe that I made for a church baby shower last weekend.

It's probably too late for you to make them for Thanksgiving, but I do hope you give them a try in the future.

This crust is so yummy and flaky that it is now my go-to pie crust recipe.

It's the crust I used for the Thanksgiving pumpkin pies I just made, (recipe makes two 9 inch crusts or about ten 5 inch hand pies).